Person Open DS/UK/3914 Purvis; Maggie (19 January 1869); Welsh opera singer Purvis Maggie 19 January 1869 Welsh opera singer Female Penarth, Wales (born)

Welsh Musician; Singer, opera Maggie Purvis was a well known Welsh operatic singer. When she was 14 she received singing lessons from Madame Clara Novello Davies, conductress of the Royal Welsh Ladies Choir. Purvis went on a short tour through England in 1886 and spent eight months touring America the following year with a double quartett party. Both tours were very successful. In 1889, she won a scholarship to attend the Royal College of Music and was trained by Signor Gustave Garcia. Frederic Griffith, Notable Welsh Musicians (of Today), (1918) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 1/17/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 5a668b55-7192-4bb3-8440-761fc416735a